Frederikssund Municipality Frederikssund Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°50′13″N 12°03′55″E / 55.8369°N 12.0653°E / 55.8369; 12.0653
Country	Denmark
Region	Hovedstaden
Established	1 January 2007
Seat	Frederikssund
Government
• Mayor	John Schmidt Andersen (1 January 2014-) (V)
Area
• Total	250.61 km2 (96.76 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2023)[1]
• Total	46,117
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	250
Website	www.frederikssund.dk

Frederikssund Kommune (Danish pronunciation: [fʁeðʁekˈsɔnˀ kʰoˈmuːnə]) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 250 km² and has a population of 46,117 (1. January 2023). As of 1 January 2014 its mayor is John Schmidt Andersen, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre political party. Frederikssund municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region).

The seat of its municipal council is the town of Frederikssund with a population of 15,283 (1 January 2009).^[2] The town is connected to the Hornsherred peninsula by the Kronprins Frederik bridge. The former municipalities of Jægerspris and Skibby are located on this peninsula.

Locations

The ten largest locations in the municipality are:

Politics

Municipal council

Frederikssund's municipal council consists of 23 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Recent developments

The new harbour square provides the finishing touches to the harbour developments which began in the 1990s. There are also ambitious plans to build a new residential development to the south of Frederikssund in Vinge north of Store Rørbæk. Vinge Station on the C line of the S-train was opened 14 December 2020.^[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Frederikssund is twinned with:^[4]

Gallery

• 
  Frederikssund's main pedestrian street
• 
  Jægerspris Castle
• 
  Kulhuse

See also

• Frederikssund railway station

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frederikssund Kommune.

• Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
• Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
• Road map from Google maps
• The new Frederikssund municipality's official website (Danish only)
• Frederikssund / Hornsherred Tourist Bureau
• Frederikssund Gymnasium
• Center Bowl
• Frederikssund Golf Club
• Photos
• The local public library (in Danish)
• Frederikssund marina (in Danish)